Author page: Rebecca Eanes

We say, “Don’t do that,” and they do it anyway. We say, “Stop” and they continue. We say, “Pick that up” and they do so just to throw it back down again. It looks a lot like defiance, so parents often feel like this is the time to start punishing...

This is a free series brought to you by Rebecca Eanes and Jolette Jai, founder of The Jai Institute for Parenting. Each week, we will be discussing new topics on how to practice positive parenting so you can build relationships, strengthen...

This is a free series brought to you by Rebecca Eanes and Jolette Jai, founder of The Jai Institute for Parenting. Each week, we will be discussing new topics on how to practice positive parenting so you can build relationships, strengthen...

Welcome to the 10-WEEK POSITIVE PARENTING IN PRACTICE SERIES!? This is a free series brought to you by Rebecca Eanes and Jolette Jai, founder of The Jai Institute for Parenting. Each week, we will be discussing new topics on how to practice...

The Positive Parenting Workbook is hitting the shelves on March 6, 2018, and I’ve created a special digital prize package for pre-ordering! Choose your favorite book retailer to order: What is The Positive Parenting Workbook?...

When my firstborn son was three, he began acting defiant and out of sorts. What I saw then as a call for discipline I soon learned was a call for connection. He was telling me, through his actions, that he was feeling bad inside. More...

When my firstborn son was three, he began acting defiant and out of sorts. What I saw then as a call for discipline I soon learned was a call for connection. He was telling me, through his actions, that he was feeling bad inside...

You’ve undoubtedly seen the memes that circle around social media. “I’m your parent not your friend” they say, and thousands of parents give their approving thumbs up. It’s also become a popular hashtag. Another thing I’ve seen around the web are...

Ah, a newborn in your arms—so sweet, so precious, such little bundle of joy! Everyone gushes over babies. They’re so innocent. Remember the first time you gazed into her eyes? Remember the first time your baby smiled, rolled over, and began...

In the rising sun, And in the shining moon. In the flower bud And inside the cocoon. In the eyes of your love, In the swelling womb. In a newborn’s cry and in the quiet room. In the tiny hand in yours, In the arms that hug you tight, And in...

Love sees the best in others. Love shows up night and day. It holds not one condition, It does not turn away. Love answers “here I am” When tears escape one’s eyes. It says, “I will help” When emotions start to rise...

Relational bullying. It hurts just as much, if not more, than outright physical bullying. Getting shoved into the lockers every day hurts. Getting excluded from a group who were your “friends” the day before, being gossiped about, having rumors...